Overview

• Police say the 11-year-old was questioned and released because children under 12 cannot be criminally prosecuted, with authorities considering appropriate measures and care.
• Investigators describe the boy as the fourth and, for now, final suspect sought in the case.
• Two 15-year-old suspects from Rotterdam and Gouda were brought before the examining judge last week and remain in custody.
• The September 21 robbery at the Wisselspoor involved threats with a converted gas alarm pistol and the victim was kicked and beaten.
• Officers moved to arrest suspects near the McDonald’s on Hoofdweg, where a 15-year-old from Gouda fled with the converted weapon despite warnings and was fatally shot, and the police response is under review.